Restricted Areas Gym : Due to possible injury or damage to property , students are not to be in the gym , weight room and / or locker room without faculty or staff supervision .
Boiler Room : Fire regulations prohibit students from having access to the boiler room and therefore students are not to use the doors which adjoin this area at any time .
Marian / St . Regis / Other Schools : Brother Rice students may go to Marian for any classes they attend there . However , at other times , they should not be in Marian , St . Regis or any other school before , during or after the school day . Failure to comply may result in suspension . If serious business must be conducted , written permission must be obtained from the Dean of Student Formation . The Marian parking lot and the grassy area between Marian and Brother Rice are included in the restricted area .
Theft Theft is a violation of the trust on which a Christian community depends . Theft of school property , of faculty or staff member ’ s property or a fellow peer ’ s property may result in immediate expulsion . Students possessing property not belonging to them , especially stolen property , may face consequences for theft . Although theft is contrary to the values of Brother Rice High School teaches and expects , students must take precautions against theft on campus . Brother Rice High School is not responsible for student ’ s lost or stolen property .
Weapons and Dangerous Items Students may not use , possess , conceal , sell , distribute or bring on to Brother Rice property or to any school‐sponsored activity any materials or items that are dangerous , illegal , inappropriate or disruptive to the educational process or to any athletic or school‐sponsored activity . Examples include , but are not limited to , the following : illegal drugs ( including prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications used in an inappropriate manner ), alcohol , firearms , a knife with a blade three inches or longer , dagger , box cutter or similar item and explosives . Use of any weapon or similar item in a threatening or assaulting manner is strictly prohibited and any weapons , drugs or dangerous items will be confiscated by Brother Rice . Possession , use , sale , or distribution of a toy weapon , a look‐alike or replica of a weapon or dangerous item is prohibited except with the prior approval by the Principal for appropriate educational use . The decision whether items are dangerous , inappropriate , disruptive or are used in a threatening or assaulting manner is within the sole discretion of the school . Violation of this will result in disciplinary action , up to and including expulsion , law enforcement involvement and full compliance with any mandatory reporting obligations .
In an effort to maintain a safe environment for students , Brother Rice also requires that parents / guardians or visitors refrain from carrying or bringing weapons , concealed or open carried , or other dangerous materials onto school property or to school‐sponsored events .
Searches in School Buildings or on School Property The school administration retains control over lockers and desk space loaned to students and regulates admission and parking of automobiles on school grounds . Therefore , if there is reasonable suspicion that drugs ; weapons ; dangerous , illegal , or prohibited matter ; or stolen goods are likely to be found , the Principal and / or designee has the right and duty to inspect and search student lockers , desks , book‐bags , personal electronic devices and student or non‐student automobiles . The school Principal and / or designee , in exercise of the school ' s duty to enforce school discipline and to protect the health and safety of the student body , also has the right and duty to search a student ' s person if there is a reasonable degree of suspicion that drugs ; weapons ; dangerous , illegal , or prohibited matter ; or stolen goods are likely to be found on the student ' s person . All items or goods of search may be turned over to the police , resulting in possible criminal or juvenile court prosecution .
D . ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Respect , Integrity , Character and Excellence are keys to true leaning and are the foundation of a Brother Rice Catholic education . Brother Rice strives to build a community of trust that will support student achievement and live up to our standards of Sanctitas Per Scientiam : Holiness through Knowledge . Students who accept responsibility for creating a climate of academic integrity will benefit for a lifetime .
Brother Rice High School requires adherence to the highest standards of conduct in academic and extra‐curricular affairs . These standards include the expectation that no student will engage in academic dishonesty . Examples of academic dishonesty include , but are not limited to , the following activities : 1 . Taking credit for work that is not one ’ s own , or attempting to do so . 2 . Allowing another student to claim one ’ s own work as his / her own . 3 . Communicating with another student , physically or via electronic media , during any assessment ( i . e . test , quiz ) situation . 4 . Relaying or accepting information , physically or via electronic media , about an assessment .
5 . Using unauthorized supplemental materials ( calculators , notes , etc .) in an assessment situation without explicit prior approval from the teacher . 6 . Intentionally omitting information . 7 . Failing to report students one has witnessed engaging in any of the foregoing activities .
The school will generally implement the following steps , but has the right to skip or merge steps where deemed appropriate . Failure to adhere to Brother Rice ’ s Honor Code will result in :
First Offense : A zero ( 0 ) on the assignment , parent / guardian contact and a Saturday detention .
Second Offense : A zero ( 0 ) on the assignment , a one ( 1 ) day inschool suspension , five ( 5 ) hours Christian service before returning , and two weeks of Disciplinary Probation beginning when student is eligible to return to school .
Third Offense : Expulsion from Brother Rice High School .
Any infractions relating to academic dishonesty are cumulative throughout the entire time a student is enrolled at Brother Rice High School .
E . STUDENT HEALTH
Communicable Disease It shall be a serious responsibility of a parent / guardian to inform the Administration of Brother Rice by confidential communication from the student ’ s medical doctor any time a positive diagnosis of any reportable communicable disease is obtained on their son . Failure to report a communicable disease will result in exclusion from school with further consequences because of the irresponsible behavior which puts the school community at risk . A communicable disease is defined as follows : “ An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products which results from the transmission of that agent or its products from a reservoir to a susceptible host , directly as from an infected individual or animal host , vector or the inanimate environment ” ( Michigan Public Health Code 333.5101 , Article “ A ”). ” Dangerous communicable disease means a communicable disease which is so designated by the department pursuant to this part ” ( Michigan Public Health Code 333.5101 , Article “ B ”).
The Administration of Brother Rice may , in its sole discretion , suspend a student with a known communicable disease for a reasonable period of time . During the time of suspension , the parent / guardian shall be
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